Corsair A50 CPU fan

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bought a corsair A50 cpu fan and it's pretty loud. just wondering whether i could replace the fan that comes with it for this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-003-NC&tool=3

I can control that one in particular due to the fact that it has 4 pin connector (current fan has 3 pin, so it's always on full). I've got a resistor cable thing, and a splitter, so in that case, could i use the A50's stock fan as a case fan, and attach the noctua one to the heatsink?

Or, could i put two fans on the heatsink, (A50 and noctua) for added cooling?
 
You can do all those things. It's up to you, although I'd want identical fans attached to a heatsink, running the same speed.

You can adjust 3 pin fan using a fan controller or via your motherboard if it's supported and also by using a 4 pin to 3 pin PWM converter.
 
Tealc said:
You can do all those things. It's up to you, although I'd want identical fans attached to a heatsink, running the same speed.

You can adjust 3 pin fan using a fan controller or via your motherboard if it's supported and also by using a 4 pin to 3 pin PWM converter.
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ok then. if i were to get two noctua fans, i'd have two fans to plug into 1 socket. is there such thing as a 4 pin splitter, and would it reduce the power coming from the mobo to the fans?
 
im not sure the a50 can support 2 fans. the part that clips on to the a50 only clips on one side properly.

what i did with mine was install the resistor but it was still too loud so i got a 120mm akasa apache pwm fan and used that instead. its now silent and i mean literally silent when doing normal tasks. keeps the cpu under 70c too when stress testing.
 
I have the A70, the two stock fans were really loud. Changed over to 1 Akasa Apache (PWM) fan, its silent and I get the same temps as the 2 stock fans.

Same as jamsames really.
 
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